CEO, Avenue Bank

George Confos

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO	Avenue Bank	Australian FinTech (Wed 8 Sep 2021), Startup Daily, Australian FinTech (Wed 15 Jul 2020)
Executive General Manager Client Solutions (former)	CBA	Startup Daily, Australian FinTech

Coverage

Stories naming George Confos. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Series B $37m

Avenue Bank awarded a restricted banking licence

Digital SME bank Avenue Bank has received a restricted ADI licence from APRA, counts Liberty Financial Group among its backers, and has appointed Steve Kinsella as chief financial officer.

Australian FinTech Wed 8 Sep 2021 Avenue Bank ABN AMRO Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Bankwest CBA CreditorWatch Liberty Financial Group Colin Porter Dale Hurley George Confos James Boyle Steve Kinsella

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily

Series B $37m

Australia has a new neobank for small business lending

Sydney neobank Avenue Bank has received a restricted banking licence from APRA, letting it lend working capital to small businesses, with a full licence targeted for mid-2022.

Startup Daily Tue 7 Sep 2021 Avenue Bank Alex Bank Australian Prudential Regulation Authority CBA CreditorWatch Judo Liberty Financial Group Prospa Colin Porter Dale Hurley George Confos Sherman Ma

Also Australian FinTech·Startup Daily

Key hire

Australian fintech Avenue announces new CEO to boost launch of challenger SME bank

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